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[Thalidomide for the treatment of recurrent gastrointestinal blood loss due to intestinal angiodysplasias].
- Source :
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2006 Sep 09; Vol. 150 (36), pp. 1994-7. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Two female patients, 86 and 80 years of age, had been treated with blood transfusions for several years and several months, respectively, due to iron-deficiency anaemia caused by gastrointestinal blood loss. Angiodysplasias were detected and subsequently coagulated in the course of repeated gastroscopies and colonoscopies. Due to the failure of this treatment, treatment with thalidomide was started. Thereafter, the gastrointestinal bleeding stopped and there was no longer any need for blood transfusions. Treatment with thalidomide seems an effective therapy for patients with frequently recurring gastrointestinal blood loss due to angiodysplasias who no longer tolerate conventional and invasive procedures due to their physical condition.
- Subjects :
- Aged, 80 and over
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency therapy
Angiodysplasia therapy
Blood Transfusion
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage complications
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage etiology
Humans
Treatment Outcome
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency etiology
Angiodysplasia complications
Angiogenesis Inhibitors therapeutic use
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage drug therapy
Thalidomide therapeutic use
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Dutch; Flemish
- ISSN :
- 0028-2162
- Volume :
- 150
- Issue :
- 36
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17002190